> > >We're a pretty welcoming and accommodating crowd, as the testimonies of nearly every regular participant here indicates.

> When I first came to chat, I felt horrendously welcome, due in part to Monkeyman's greetings and Nyperold's hugs. And everyone seemed to stop chatting to say hi to me, even when they didn't know who I was.
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Sam's week off was the first time i lived regularly in RC and Forum, mainly because it was my spring break, and i had a rare week without pressing deadlines.

Before that week, i didn't get a lot of greetings in Chat, simply because i hadn't been in enough to be recognized. Now, i do get greeted by SOMEbody most every time (even though i do seem to unintentionally give the impression of being obnoxious, particularly in some of my forum posts).

I'm really glad Sam was off last week, because some of those undeleted strings i think helped me "moving into the neighborhood." But now that i'm back in school, i'm glad those rampant deletions will help keep me on time with my schoolwork.

Penny "Did i mention i'm sorry if i've been coming across as obnoxious?" stamp